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Caribbean & Central America - April 2022

Introduction
The first piece in this April 2022 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America begins with Guatemala, where on 8 March – International Women’s Day – congress approved a bill toughening sanctions for abortion.... Read More
Central America
On 8 March, International Women’s Day, Guatemala’s congress approved a bill (5272) that toughens sanctions for abortion, which is currently only permitted in Guatemala in cases where the woman’s life is at risk.... Read More
On 2 March Costa Rica’s President Carlos Alvarado promulgated a law regulating the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes and the production of hemp.... Read More
On 14 March the European Union (EU) became the latest institution to call on the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) government led by President Daniel Ortega to immediately release all political prisoners and annul all legal proceedings against them.... Read More
Honduras’s new president, Xiomara Castro, has made dealing with public finances a priority in the first few months of her leftist Partido Libertad y Refundación (Libre) government, moving to enable more borrowing by declaring a fiscal emergency in mid-February.... Read More
Rising oil prices due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are causing problems throughout Central America, and most governments have taken action to take some of the financial hit.... Read More
Caribbean
The leaders of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) met in Belize for a Heads of Government summit from 1-2 March.... Read More
The deadly shooting on 5 February of a one-year-old Venezuelan migrant by the Trinidad & Tobago (TT) Coast Guard has sharply focused attention on the treatment of migrants.... Read More
In its mid-March concluding statement following its 2022 Article IV Mission to The Bahamas, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected output growth of around 5.5% for 2021.... Read More
*** GUYANA EMPHASISES DIVERSIFICATION.... Read More
Economic Highlights
PANAMA | New toll structure proposal for Canal.... Read More

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